Broom and brush cabinet



(No Model.)

J. L. SMITH.

BROOM AND BRUSH CABINET.

No. 339,702. Patented Apr. 13, 1886.

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S'ra'rns JAMES L. SMITH, OF PRINCETON, INDIANA.

BROOM AND BRUSH CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,702, dated April 13, 1886. Application tiled February 25, 1885. Serial No. 156,972. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lures L. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Princeton, in the county of Gibson and State of In diana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom and Brush Cabinets, of which the following isa specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, convenient, and ornamental receptacle or cabinet for articles used in house-cleaning, such as brooms, brushes of various kinds, and other articles of a similar character; and to this end the invention consists in apeculiarly constructed and arranged cabinet having shelves and suspending devices, all as fully described hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of acabinet embodying my invention, with the doors thrown open to expose the interior, and Fig. 2 is a vertical central transverse section.

The cabinet consists of a case, A, and doors 0 O, the case having the back B, side pieces a, and top or cross piece, b, as shown. To the side pieces a are hinged the doors 0, each having a front piece, 0, and side and top pieces (I e, of about the same width as the sides and top of the body of the cabinet. The sides a of the case terminate at their lower ends in inwardly-extending portions g, which reach to within a short distance ofone another, so as to leave a passage, :0. The board Bis cut away to correspond to the outline of the inturned portions g of the side pieces, and is extended at its lower end to form a narrow tapering arm, 2'. Each side piece (2 of each door is also extended inwardly at its lower end to correspond to the sides of the body of the cabinet, and, as shown, reaches to within a short distance of the inner edge of the door, so that when the doors are closed there will he aspace or passage between the lower inturned ends of the side pieces (I, which corresponds to the passage :0 in the cabinet proper.

Immediately above the inward extensions 9 of the sides a are arranged boxes or shelves at, of such alength as to leave a space between their inner ends constituting a continuation of the passage a:. Each door 0 is provided with a corresponding box or shelf, 72, extending across the entire width of the door, so that when the doors are closed the shelves a will constitute continuations of the shelves in and at the same time close the passage :0 between the said shelves m. The back B is provided with suitable openings, t, through which screws or other fastening devices may be passed for securing the cabinet to the wall, while the under sides of the tops or cross-pieces b and e of the cabinet and doors are provided with hooks 8, upon which various articles may be suspended within the receptacle.

In the use of my improved cabinet the body portion of the broom is placed within the case A and rests on the inner ends of the shelves m, while the handle of the broom projects through the passage 0: and out of the lower end of the cabinet in front of the arm z. The shelves m, between the broom and sides of the cabinet, as also the shelves on the doors, may be conveniently used for supporting small articles ol'diliereut kinds commonly employed in the household, while the smaller brushes, dust-pan, &c., are hung upon the books 3 at the tops of the case and doors, as shown.

It will be seen that while my improved cabi net is simple and cheap in construction, it is also compact, requiring verylittle room, while affording a convenient and ornamental receptacle for the various articles used for the household, and which are often widely distributed about the kitchen.

I claim- 1. A broom and brush cabinet consisting of a case provided with doors and an opening through its lower end, and shelves arranged above said opening with an intervening space,

as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A broom and brush cabinet consisting of a case having an opening through its lower end, boxes or shelves m, and intervening space so, and doors C C, boxes or shelves 1: upon said doors extending entirely across the latter, and suspending devices upon the doors and within the cabinet, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JAMES L. SMITH. Witnesses:

JOHN BURRAOKER, J. R. M0001. 

